“In the middle of all of this, while this group of people in this country, black people are being oppressed, are being killed, are being murdered, there is still this beauty that cannot be killed and that is also what this movie is about,” says Jodie Turner-Smith.The model-turned-actor is talking about “Queen & Slim.” She makes her film debut in the crime drama starring as a lawyer whose Tinder date with a Costco worker (Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya) goes horrifically wrong when they’re pulled over by a cop and Kaluuya’s character fatally shoots the officer in self-defense.
Queen (Turner-Smith) and Slim (Kaluuya) go on the run from the law, heading south from Ohio to Florida.Written by Lena Waithe, the film marks the feature directorial debut of acclaimed music video director Melina Matsoukas.“This is a movie about black survival at all costs,” Turner-Smith said during an
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